Watch-guard



(No Model.)

H. SvHOPPERr WATCH GUARD.

No. 503,480. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

J. 7%, K /5 J UNITED STATES PATENT OFEIcEt HENRY S. HOPPER, OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN.

WATCH-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,480, dated August15, 1893.

Application filed April 4, 1 895. Serial No. 469.010. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. HOPPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Watch-Guards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient, cheap and durablemeans for securing a watch so that it cannot be dropped and injured, aswell as a reliable safe-guard against pick-pockets. In a great manyavocations it is undesirable to wear a watch chain of a valuablematerial, both on account of the liability to injure the same, or thewatch by catching the chain, thereby jerking the watch from its pocket,and because of the temptation to theft by attracting attention toitself.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a sectional view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofsame, showing another form of hook or pin for attaching same to thegarment and, Fig. 3 is a plan view on a reduced scale showing the modeof attachment both to the watch and to the garment.

In carrying out my invention, A is a very flexible spiral spring.

B is a split ring or snap, engaged with one end of the spring, forattaching same to the watch, and 0, is a hook or pin adapted to fastenthe opposite end of the spring to the garment preferably to the insideof the watch-pocket.

DD are caps or washers covering the ends of the spring and adapted tokeep the ends of the spring from catching into, and wearing the garment.

It will be seen in Fig. 3 that while this watch guard is small andcompact enough to go into the pocket containing the watch, where it isentirely out of sight, as shown by the dotted lines, it is flexibleenough to allow as much freedom and as great a range of motion inhandling a watch as the ordinary watch chain.

While the fastenings shown in the drawings are made of wire, it isobvious that many other forms may be employed and still come clearlywithin the scope of my invention.

What I claim as new is In a watch-guard, the combination with a spiralspring adapted to fit into the pocket with the watch when collapsed, andmeans for attaching one end of same to the watch, of a hook or pinengaged with the opposite end, whereby it is attached to the garment ator about the inside of the w atoll-pocket, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HEhIRY S. HOPPER. [L s.]

Witnesses:

CHARLES EMERSON, GEORGE WILEY.

